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Hemp bill goes to Governor Ryan
Over the objections of anti-drug advocates, a bill that would jump-start research into the possible industrial uses of a close cousin of marijuana is headed to Gov. George Ryan’s desk.
Hemp bill heads to Ryan’s desk
If the governor approves, Illinois universities will study industrial hemp and its potential as an alternative crop. Tuesday, the Illinois House 67-47 approved a Senate bill calling for the study by the University of Illinois and Southern Illinois University. Police groups opposed the legislation. It awaits Gov. George Ryan’s signature.
Hemp bill plowed under
A state legislative committee decided Friday that South Dakota farmers shouldn’t grow industrial hemp. Members of the Senate State Affairs Committee said they worry that law enforcement would have trouble distinguishing hemp plants from marijuana.
Hemp could be cash crop of future
Don Briskin, University of Illinois professor of plant physiology, has a passion for doing research on hemp — not variations that produce marijuana, but hemp with legitimate and potentially lucrative agricultural uses.
Hemp could provide high for economy
For Smith, co-owner of EarthGoods LLC, the bright future of industrial hemp could light up the Inland Northwest farm economy and put Spokane on the leading edge of an exploding global market.
Hemp firm fears U.S. import ban
A Manitoba-based hemp company is worried it may be effectively shut down if a proposal by the American Drug Enforcement Agency gains any more momentum. “You’re talking about a pretty formidable foe to go up against,” Shaun Crew, president of Hemp Oil Canada Inc., said this week.
Hemp good for Iowa
According to most religious texts, God gave mankind dominion over all the plants of the earth. Apparently the point was to encourage us to explore the many uses items that can be made from plants: medicine, clothing, food, shelter, boats, paper and weapons can all be made with plants.
Hemp help is tilled in Illinois
A bill passed by the Illinois General Assembly could help open the door for industrial hemp to be grown in this state, some lawmakers believe. Thomas and Joe Barrows, D-Versailles, introduced hemp legislation House Bill 100 in Kentucky’s General Assembly last week.
Hemp it up
Legend has it that Buddha ate a hempseed a day for six years on the path to enlightenment. The Chinese snack on roasted hempseeds in what was once called the land of mulberry and hemp. Polish bakers put the seeds in holiday sweets. Russians grind them into gruel. Australians reportedly ate them through two famines. Now Canadians are discovering that you can wear your hemp and eat it, too.
Hemp legalization delayed
A Senate committee also delayed acting on a related bill Wednesday morning that would have legalized the harvest and sale of commercial hemp in South Dakota.